WORLDVIEW Resource Guide 2019 | Wexner Center for the Arts School Program

Watermark (2013) is a feature documentary from multiple-award winning filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier, and renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky, marking their second collaboration after Manufactured Landscapes in 2006.

The film brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, what we learn from it, how we use it and the consequences of that use. We see massive floating abalone farms off China’s Fujian coast and the construction site of the biggest arch dam in the world – the Xiluodu, six times the size of the Hoover.

We visit the barren desert delta where the mighty Colorado River no longer reaches the ocean, and the water-intensive leather tanneries of Dhaka. We witness how humans are drawn to water, from the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach to the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, where thirty million people gather for a sacred bath in the Ganges at the same time. We speak with scientists who drill ice cores two kilometers deep into the Greenland Ice Sheet and explore the sublime pristine watershed of Northern British Columbia. Shot in stunning 5K ultra high-definition video and full of soaring aerial perspectives, this film shows water as a terraforming element, as well as the magnitude of our need and use. In Watermark, the viewer is immersed in a magnificent force of nature that we all too often take for granted- until it’s gone.

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https://wexworldview.edublogs.org/2019/10/29/approaching-the-elephant/#respondTue, 29 Oct 2019 17:10:59 +0000http://wexworldview.edublogs.org/?p=479Year one for Lucy, Jiovanni and director Alexander at the Teddy McArdle Free School in Little Falls, New Jersey, where classes are voluntary and rules created by democratic vote. Wilder is there from the beginning, observing an indelible cast of outspoken young personalities as they form relationships, explore their surroundings and intensely debate rule violations, until it all comes to a head.

Take this intimate look into the interior lives of teenage girls as they come of age there. Shot in cinema-verite, we follow them as they navigate the ephemeral and fleeting transition between child and adult. Shot over a 3 year period, this is a mysterious, sometimes painful, and ultimately exhilarating journey. From the director of YA phenomenon-AFTER.

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https://wexworldview.edublogs.org/2019/10/29/through-a-lens-darkly/#respondTue, 29 Oct 2019 17:02:58 +0000http://wexworldview.edublogs.org/?p=469Through A Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People explores the history of Black photography and representation, and how contemporary artists use this material as inspiration in their visual storytelling.

The film begins with the filmmakers consideration of conflicting legacies regarding his humanity and self-worth as an African American. He assembles a community of photographers and artists including Carrie Mae Weems, Lorna Simpson, Anthony Barboza, Hank Willis Thomas, Lyle Ashton Harris and Glenn Ligon – who together shake up the familiar foundations of the images that have shaped the popular cultures view of what Blackness is and who Black people are.

Interweaved throughout the film, the work of pioneering Black men and women photographers, whose images have helped reclaim the collective self-worth and humanity, will be highlighted, uncovering a rich history of African American contributions to the development of photography, both as an art form as well as a force to be reckoned with.

Inspired by photo-historian (and Co-Producer) Deborah Willis groundbreaking publication, Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present, Through A Lens Darkly is the first documentary to explore the role of photography in shaping the identity, aspirations and social emergence of African Americans from slavery to the present.

This film can be viewed on: Amazon Prime and iTunes.

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https://wexworldview.edublogs.org/2015/10/05/the-hunting-ground/#respondTue, 06 Oct 2015 01:04:40 +0000http://wexworldview.edublogs.org/?p=426This year, in collaboration with the Ohio State University’s Office of Student LIfe Student Advocacy Center, Sexual Civility and Empowerment Program, we will screen The Hunting Ground, a documentary film written and directed by Kirby Dick, is a startling exposé of rape crimes on U.S. college campuses and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Weaving together verité footage and first-person testimonies, the film follows the lives of several undergraduate assault survivors as they attempt to pursue – despite incredible push back, harassment, and traumatic aftermath – both their education and justice.

Limited seats, register at wexarts.org, and see teaching and learning under the above tab: The Hunting Ground.

This film can be viewed on: YouTube, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Google Play, and Vudu.

This year, in collaboration with Ohio State, we will explore identity, social justice, and how images affect our understanding of race, identity, and culture. Our featured events in WorldView include the two exhibitions The Long March: Civil Rights, Cartoons, & Comics, presented by the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum and Remembering the Act: Archival Reflections on Civil Rights in 1964, presented by Ohio State’s Thompson Library Gallery, as well as the extraordinary documentary by Thomas Allen Harris Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People.

Please see the tab: Through a Lens Darkly for free online teaching and learning resources to compliment this year’s Worldview program.

About the Film

The upcoming WorldView documentary by Thomas Allen Harris, Through A Lens Darkly, explores how African American communities have used the camera as a tool for social change. The documentary “I’m Not Racist… Am I?, confronts similar themes of racism, image identity, and social justice, as it explores “how this next generation is going to confront racism. They asked 12 teenagers from New York City to come together for one school year to talk about race and privilege in a series of workshops and in conversations with friends and family members. We hope that by documenting their experience, the film will inspire others to recognize and interrupt racism in their own lives.”

Film Trailer: http://www.notracistmovie.com/

SEE THE FILM

The Wellington School in Columbus, Ohio is screening I’m Not Racist…Am I? on September 17, 2014 from 6:30-8:30 pm!

“The Wellington School Enrichment Series is dedicated to encouraging, inspiring, and supporting collaboration between faculty, families, students, and the outside community as we develop the essential skills to be resilient and adaptable in the modern world.”

“The 2014-15 Enrichment Series begins with “Deconstructing Racism” on Wednesday, September 17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wellington’s commitment to exploring complex issues associated with diversity continues with this important event, which includes the premiere screening of the documentary “I’m Not Racist…Am I?” Q&A with the filmmakers will immediately follow the screening to continue this timely conversation.”

Flávia Bastos, Ph.D. is a Brazilian native who lives and works in Cincinnati. Flávia is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Visual Arts Education, School of Art, University of Cincinnati. She also directs the Art in the Market Program, a community-based initiative that teams local youth and students from the college of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) to improve neighborhoods and empower participants through the process of socially engaged art. Her research and scholarship are indebted to her Brazilian roots, experiences with social and cultural diversity and inspired by the educational philosophy of educator Paulo Freire. Therefore, art education practices are fueled by progressive education ideas that honor the artistic potential and celebrate possibilities and talents of all people.

Flávia’s recent accomplishments include being elected Director of the Higher Education Division of the National Art Education Association and member of the Council of

Policy Studies in Art Education; receiving in 2009 the Ziegefeld Award of the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) for her distinguished service in international art education and in 2007 the Mary J. House Award of the National Art Education Association Women’s Caucus. She is past senior editor of the Journal of Art Education and has published and lectured extensively in the United States and other countries such as such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, Spain, and Portugal. Her books include Transforming City Schoolsthrough Art: Approaches to Meaningful K-12 Learning, a co-edited volume published by Teachers College Press (2012), and the upcoming anthology Connecting Creativity Research and Practice in Art Education: Foundations, Pedagogies, and Contemporary Issues, to be released by the National Art Education Association in 2014.

Gabriel Mascaro (1983) lives and works in Recife (Brazil). His work explores hybrid narratives employing intriguing apparatus (dispositifs) that provoke complex and controversial political and aesthetic encounters that reflect on the negotiation of power relationships in their most diverse forms. Spanning cinema and the visual arts, his work has been shown at the Contemporary Art Museums of Barcelona and Vigo, at La Casa Escendida – Madrid, the 32nd Panorama of Brazilian Art at MAM-SP, Videobrasil and at important film festivals, such as Rotterdam, CPHDox, Oberhausen, Visions du Rèel, IDFA, Munich, Jihlava, Bafici, Los Angeles, Miami, Indielisboa, Zurich and Bratislava. His work has been reviewed in various magazines, including Variety (USA), Cahiers du Cinema (FRA) and E-Flux (USA). Mascaro participated in the Videobrasil/Videoformes Artist in Residence Program (FRA) where he developed a series of video installations and is in pre-production of his first feature fiction film with support from Hubert Bals Fund (Rotterdam) and Ibermedia.

Each year we put together a panel to facilitate and guide our student audience through an engaging discussion about our film. This year for Waste Land, we are joined by panelists Flavia Bastos, Jaime Bennati and Aparna Dial. Each will offer a wide range of insight to include topics that touch on cultural, environmental, and artistic perspectives.

Waste Land Panelists

Flávia Bastos, Ph.D. is a Brazilian native who lives and works in Cincinnati. Flávia is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Visual Arts Education, School of Art, University of Cincinnati. She also directs the Art in the Market Program, a community-based initiative that teams local youth and students from the college of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) to improve neighborhoods and empower participants through the process of socially engaged art. Her research and scholarship are indebted to her Brazilian roots, experiences with social and cultural diversity and inspired by the educational philosophy of educator Paulo Freire. Therefore, art education practices are fueled by progressive education ideas that honor the artistic potential and celebrate possibilities and talents of all people.

Flávia’s recent accomplishments include being elected Director of the Higher Education Division of the National Art Education Association and member of the Council of Policy Studies in Art Education; receiving in 2009 the Ziegefeld Award of the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) for her distinguished service in international art education and in 2007 the Mary J. House Award of the National Art Education Association Women’s Caucus. She is past senior editor of the Journal of Art Education and has published and lectured extensively in the United States and other countries such as such as South Africa, Brazil, Chile, Indonesia, Spain, and Portugal. Her books include Transforming City Schoolsthrough Art: Approaches to Meaningful K-12 Learning, a co-edited volume published by Teachers College Press (2012), and the upcoming anthology Connecting Creativity Research and Practice in Art Education: Foundations, Pedagogies, and Contemporary Issues, to be released by the National Art Education Association in 2014.

Jaime Bennati

Paper artist and collector, Jaime Bennati examines a humans relationship with material consumption. By collecting and gathering materials that are often overlooked, she makes the viewer question our relationship to things we keep and discard daily. She creates meticulous, obsessive relief sculptures and installations that reference forms in nature. A large part of her work is based on processes and has begun to work on community based projects since becoming a teaching artist in 2009. In 2008 she graduated from The Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) with her B.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Sculpture specializing in Installation, Sculpture, and Graphic Design.

Following her graduation she began showing her work locally as well as internationally. She lived abroad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2009-2010 traveling, learning Portuguese and spending time with her Brazilian relatives. In 2011 she returned to Mica to graduate with a Masters of Arts in Teaching. She is currently developing new work after living in Goiânia, Brazil in 2011. She has exhibited in Baltimore, Maryland, Columbus, Ohio, Brooklyn, New York, Richmond, Virginia, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is a 2013 recipient for the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award and Fellowship recipient from the Vermont Studio Center. She resides in Columbus and was born and raised in Westerville.

Aparna Dial

Aparna Dial serves as the University Energy and Sustainability Engineer at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where she is responsible for leadership, strategic planning, development, coordination and implementation of energy and sustainability programs, standards and policies at an institutional level that maximize the environmental and financial performance of the University and establish Ohio State as a national and international leader in the field of sustainability.

Prior to working in her current capacity she was the Director of Environmental Affairs at OSU and dealt with Engineering Review of Construction Projects, Air, Water, Hazardous Waste and Asbestos issues and compliance with environmental regulations. Aparna has over 18 years of experience in the area of sustainability with direct experience in strategic planning, project management, environmental compliance and enforcement. Aparna serves on Ohio State’s President’s and Provost’s Council on Sustainability. Among other activities, she is also chair of the Mayor’s Green Team for the City of Columbus.

She has an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Osmania University, India, an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Utah State University and an MBA from The Fisher College of Business at OSU.